4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-9301
"CMake Local Assertion Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability was determined in cmake 4.1.20250725-gb5cce23. This affects the function cmForEachFunctionBlocker::ReplayItems of the file cmForEachCommand.cxx. This manipulation causes reachable assertion. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 37e27f71bc356d880c908040cd0cb68fa2c371b8. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 21, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 22, 2025, 6:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-9301 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-9301 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was determined in cmake 4.1.20250725-gb5cce23. This affects the function cmForEachFunctionBlocker::ReplayItems of the file cmForEachCommand.cxx. This manipulation causes reachable assertion. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 37e27f71bc356d880c908040cd0cb68fa2c371b8. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-617
    Added Reference https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TerUqQB8_lzJTwIBCBmE94zn7n-gOz4f/view?usp=sharing
    Added Reference https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/commit/37e27f71bc356d880c908040cd0cb68fa2c371b8
    Added Reference https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/27135
    Added Reference https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/27135#note_1691629
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320906
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.320906
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.632369
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.8
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Base CVSS Score: 3.3
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Base CVSS Score: 1.7
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Authentication
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